| Event details | Making it easier to be British |
|---|---|
| Event holder(s) |
Professor Tariq Modood, SPAIS
Dr Varun Uberoi, Brunel University Mr David Goodhart, Director of Demos Mr Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future Baroness Falkner, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on International Affairs Mr Paul Goodman, Editor of Conservative Home |
| Title | Making it easier to be British |
| Type of event | Panel Discussion |
| Date | 08/11/2012 |
| Time | 5pm-8.30pm |
| Venue | Committee Room G, House of Lords, Westminster, London, SW1A 0PW |
| Chair | Lord Professor Bhikhu Parekh |
| Booking link | This event is for policymakers only |
| Abstract |
Focusing on timely debates about multiculturalism and ‘Britishness’, this event involves leading academics and politicians and will be of interest to policy makers. Lord Professor Bhikhu Parekh will chair an evening seminar at the House of Lords where Tariq Modood and Varun Uberoi will present their most policy relevant findings. David Goodhart and Sunder Katwala who are respectively the directors of Demos and British Futures think tanks, the Liberal Democrat parliamentarian Baroness Falkner and Conservative Home editor Paul Goodman will offer critical responses to their paper after which there will be questions from the audience. This event will be followed by a reception. |